Title of article
THE MAXILLARY ARCH AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO CEPHALOMETRIC LANDMARKS OF SELECTED MALAY ETHNIC GROUP
Author/Authors
Thu, Khin Myo Universiti Sains Malaysia - School of Medical Sciences - Department of Anatomy, Malaysia , Winn, Than Universiti Sains Malaysia - School of Medical Sciences - Department of Community Medicine, Malaysia , Abdullah, Nizam Universiti Sains Malaysia - School of Medical Sciences, - Department of Community Medicine, Malaysia , Jayasinghe, J.A.P. Universiti Sains Malaysia - School of Medical Sciences - Department of Community Medicine, Malaysia , Chandima, G.L. Universiti Sains Malaysia - School of Dental Sciences, Malaysia
From page
29
To page
38
Abstract
The objectives of this study were to estimate the maxillary arch measurements, to assess the validity of Pont’s Korkhaus’ Indices; to determine the relationship between maxillary arch form with head form; and to estimate the cephalic index (CI) of the study population. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 85 mature Malay students, 28 male students (32.98%), 57 females (67.02%) attending Teachers’ Training College. Their mean age was 23.9 yr, and Cephalic Index (CI) 86.4 (95% Confidence Interval 85.5-87.3). Arch and head dimensions were significantly larger in males than in females. CI was not significantly different between males and females. Means of anterior arch width (AAW), posterior-arch- width (PAW) and arch-length (Lu) were 35.57mm, 47.3mm and 18.01mm respectively. They were significantly different from their corresponding Indices. Correlation Coefficient between bizygomatic width and anterior-arch-width was 0.18 and was not significant in both sexes of the present population.
Keywords
Dental arch form , Pont’s Index , Korkhaus’ Index , Malay , Cephalic Index
Journal title
The Malaysian Journal Of Medical Sciences (MJMS)
Journal title
The Malaysian Journal Of Medical Sciences (MJMS)
Record number
2664982
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